By: Sean T. Devenney As previously discussed here and here, residential contractors have new fall protection regulations to be aware of or else be subject to penalties from OSHA or IOSHA. On February 22, 2012, IOSHA updated, again, the expected date for full enforcement… Read More >
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IOSHA and OSHA Delay Full Enforcement for Residential Fall Protection, Again
EEOC Issues New Age Discrimination Regulation
By: Melanie M. Dunajeski The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) prohibits employment discrimination against people who are 40 years of age or older. On March 29th, the EEOC issued its “Final Regulation on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other than Age.” The final… Read More >
Indiana Supreme Court Finds Project Safety Risks Can Be Minimized by Contract
By: Sean T. Devenney On March 22, 2012, the Indiana Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision relating to Project safety in the Hunt Construction Group v. Garrett matter. DSV has been closely following this case through the courts because it had the potential… Read More >
Indiana Supreme Court Rules on Construction Jobsite Safety Case
By: Sean T. Devenney The Indiana Supreme Court ruled today in the Hunt Construction Group v. Garrett case that DSV has been tracking for a long while, as noted here. This is an important safety case because the trial court and Court of Appeals… Read More >
An Introduction to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
By: William E. Kelley, Jr., LEED AP BD+C As has been discussed in several prior blog entries here, the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC) is set to be released this spring. What is the IgCC, and what impact will it have for the… Read More >
Local Price Preference Repealed
By: Daniel M. Drewry During the 2011 session, the Indiana state legislature created uproar in the construction community when it passed a Local Price Preference. Last summer on this blog we discussed the impacts of the statute and the City of Indianapolis’ reaction to… Read More >
Taking (Quick) Measure of the Measured Mile
By: Daniel M. Drewry Lost productivity directly impacts a contractor’s bottom line and is a common claim component, but it is extremely difficult to measure. Last week in this blog we looked at learning curves and how they can lead to labor inefficiencies. This… Read More >